【HCZXSXF】UNIT2COLOUR.doc

UNIT 2 COLOURPeriod 1 Comic Strips + Welcome to the unitTeaching Goals To recognize the names of different colors To recognize the colors of the rainbow and the order of the colors Teaching ProceduresStep 1 Revision How many colors do you know? (red, white, black, blue, green, grown, purple.) If you mix two different colors, you can get another color, suck as: red + white = pink; red + yellow = orange; red + blue = purple. What color are the following things? (the sea, the sky, the sun, a leaf, a tomato, an apple ) Step2 PresentationAfter the rain, Millie looks out of her window and sees a rainbow. How many colors can she see? Write down the names of the colors. Explain: indigo a purplish blue; violet a synonym of purpleStep 3 Reading and PracticeAmys cousin saw the rainbow too. She is calling Amy to tell her about it. Read the dialogue between Amy and her cousin in part B on page 25. Then work in pairs to make the same dialogue. Step 4 Presentation What color do you prefer? Why? But I prefer purple. It there is a purple bag and a red one, I would rather choose purple than red. Ask the students to make the same sentences. Step 5 Listening and AnsweringOne day, Hobo played a trick on Eddie. What happened? Lets look at the pictures while listening to the tape. 1. Why would Eddie rather wear blue than pink? 2. Does Eddie look nice on blue? Why not? 3. Hobo says to Eddie, “Blue looks good on you.” Does he really think so? The joke here is that Eddie is male and chooses blue because he thinks this is a masculine color. However, the blue item of clothing turns out to be a dress. Hobo is deliberately trying to mislead Eddie by not showing or telling him that it is a dress.Step 7 Reading and Acting Read the dialogue after the tape, then read it and act it out. Step 8 Consolidation Exercises改写句子1. Theres nothing wrong with your eyes. (改为同义句) There _ _ wrong with your eyes.2. I would rather wear black than green. (改为同义句) I _ black _ green.3. They have already seen that film. (改为否定句) They _ seen that film _.4. Blue looks good on her. (改为同义句) She _ good _ blue.找出错误并在横线上改正1. We all think pink is a girl color. _2. Do you know how many colors are there in a rainbow? _3. There will have a basketball match tomorrow. _4. After the rain, Millie looks out of the window and see a rainbow. _Step 9 Homework1. Revise todays phrases.2. Read and recite the dialogue.Period 2 Reading (I)Teaching Goals To understand what colors represent To recognize and understand vocabulary about emotions To match colours with characters To proofread and correct some notes based on the article Teaching ProceduresStep 1 RevisionWe know that a year is divided into 12 different Star Signs. The time of year birthday decides your star signs. Some people believe that people under different star signs share different characteristics. Step 2 PresentationTheres also some relationship between colors and moods. The different colors represent different things and they affect us in many different ways. What information have you ever known? Ask the students to say as much information as possible. Step 3 Reading and Answering Theres an article about the relationship between colors and moods. Lets read it, and then try to answer the following questions: 1. What is this article about? 2. What are calm colors? What does blue represent? 3. What are warm colors? What does orange represent? 4. Is green an energetic color? What does it represent? 5. Is black a strong color? What is it? What does it represent? Step 4 Listening and Reading Read the passage after the tape, trying to guess the meaning of the new words according to the context. Then finish exercise in part B1 on page 28. Read the passage again, and then match the colors with what they represent. Finish exercise in Part B on page 28. Step 4 Reading and RetellingRead the passage carefully, and then try to fill in the table below. Kinds of colors Names of the colorsIt can It represent Its the color of You need it when you Calm/ peacefulcolorsblue whiteWarm colorsorangeyellowEnergetic colorsgreenStrong colorsredStep 5 Consolidation Millie is writing to her pen friend about color and moods. However, some words were left out because of a computer problem. Complete her e-mail. blue, energy, red, cheer you up, envy, sadness, represent, moods, success Dear Raymond,Did you know that colors can affect our 1 ? Did you know what the different colours 2 ? For example, 3 can help you feel relaxed. However, it can also mean 4 . I prefer warm colors such as orange. Orange can bring you 5 and 6 if you are feeling sad. Do you like green? Green can give you 7 ; it also represents 8 . 9 can help you when you are having difficulty making a decision. What is your favorite color? Write back soon. Yours Millie Keys: 1. moods 2. represent 3. blue 4. sadness 5. success 6. cheer you up 7. energy 8. envy 9. Red Step6 Homework1. Read the text and try to recite it.2. Do more consolidation exercises.(1) 我将做的那个决定有些困难。I will _.(2) 绿色代表着新的生命和成长吗？_ green _?(3) 一些颜色能使我们感到温暖。Some colors can _.(4) 打篮球比玩电脑游戏有趣。_ is more interesting than _.Period 3 Reading (II)Teaching GoalsTo practice the main language points of the contextTeaching ProceduresStep 1 Revision1. Have a dictation. 2. Ask the following questions: (1) How many kinds of colors do you know? (2) What do blue and white belong to? (3) Why is wearing blue clothes or sleeping in a blue room good for the mind and body? (4) What can blue represent? (5) When should you wear white? (6) What do orange and yellow belong to? (7) What does orange represent? What can it bring you? (8) When do people like to use yellow? (9) What does green belong to? What does it represent? (10) What does red belong to? What does it represent? (11) When can red help you? For stronger classes, ask the students to introduce what different colors represent and how they affect us. Step 2 Reading and PracticingRead the passage, and then ask the students to describe the different kinds of colors one by one. Then ask the top students to retell the whole passage. The weaker students can retell the passage according to the table. Step 3 Presentation Millie is thinking about her friends. She is trying to figure out which colors match their characteristics best. Help her decide which the best colors are for her friends. Finish the exercise in part C1 on page 29. (Explain why they choose such answers.) 1. yellow ( good marks wisdom)2. blue (help people calm down)3. white ( worry a lot, get stressed)4. red ( a strong personality, leader power )5. green ( feel tired make you feel energetic)Step 4 Practice There is a questionnaire. Fill in the blanks with your own information to see if your favorite color matches your characteristics.Step 5 Extension Activity Ask the students to write about one of their friends. They can use the text at the top of page 29 as a guide. In the profile, they should mention the following points: 1. the name of their friend 2. the best color for their friend 3. the friends characteristics4. his/ her characteristics that match this colorStep 6 Explanation 1. cheer up (cause to become happier or more cheerful) We must cheer her up because she is very sad about falling the exam.2. envy ( feeling of discontent caused by somebody elses good fortune or success, especially when one wants something that somebody else has) He looked with envy at his friends new cat. 3. mood (the way you are feeling at a particular time) I believe that the weather can affect a persons mood. 4. relaxed ( not feeling or showing worry, anxiety or tenseness) He looked relaxed as he sat in the chair watching TV. 5. stressed ( anxious, feeling pressure or tension) She always feels stressed during exam time. Step 7 Consolidation 改写句子1. He always feels stressed. (对划线部分提问) _ _ he always _?2. They prefer to use warm colors. (对划线部分提问) _ _ they prefer to _?3. Colors can affect our moods. (改为同义句) Our moods can _ _ _ colors.4. I worry a lot and often get stressed. (用Lucy做主语改写句子) Lucy _ a lot and often _ stressed.找出错误并在横线上改正1. He has a strong personal and likes to be a leader. _2. People who live in cold climates like wearing warm colors. _3. Warm colors give people a happy and contend feeling. _4. Explain mean make something easy to understand. _Step 8 Homework1. Revise the phrases and recite the text.2. Do some more consolidation exercises.(1) 白色是纯洁的颜色。White _.(2) 穿红色的衣服使我们更容易采取行动。_ red makes it easier for us_.(3) 蓝色创造一种和谐的感觉。Blue _.Period 4 VocabularyTeaching GoalsTo understand what synonyms are Teaching ProceduresStep 1 RevisionDo the following translations orally: 1. 我宁愿看书也不玩电脑游戏。 2. 她穿着紫色的外套看上去很漂亮。 3. 你的车坏了吗？ 4. 我刚看到雨中的彩虹了。 5. 上课不要看窗外。 Step 2 Presentation How is the weather? How are you? Whats your feeling? Our feelings are always influenced by the weather and others. Have you realized this? Show the photos one by one. 1. He is happy / joyful. He is full of happiness / joy. 2. He looks strong / powerful. 3. He is very sad / unhappy. He is full of sadness / unhappiness. 4. He gets full marks. So he looks very contented. He is satisfied with his marks. What will he do after he gets home with the full marks? Maybe hell need to relax himself first. 5. He is playing basketball. He can play very well. So he is energetic / lively.6. (一个人躺在椅子上) He is very relaxed. (两幅表情比较) When there is danger ahead, what mood can we keep? One is excited, the other is calm, keep calm or be excited? We know orange represents joy, we also can say orange represents happiness. joy and happiness are synonyms. That means two different words mean the same or nearly the same thing.Can you show me more synonyms? (Ask the students to say as many synonyms as possible.) Step 3 Practice1. Millie found a word game. She needs to rearrange the letters on the right to form synonyms ofthe words on the left. Help her put the letters in the correct order. Finish exercise part A on page 30. 2. Kitty has also found a synonyms wheel. On the opposite side of each word, write its synonyms. Help her complete part B on page 30. Step 4 Extension Activity Explain that the opposite of synonyms is an antonym. Antonyms have the opposite meaning of a word. For stronger classes, ask the students to use the antonyms to make two sentences. Step 5 Consolidation 改写句子1. I like red best. (改为同义句)_ _ color _ red.2. He wants to be a leader. (改为同义句)He _ _ to be a leader.3. His sister dances twice a month. (对划线部分提问)_ _ does his sister _?4. He felt angry because he had nothing to eat. (对划线部分提问)_ _ he _ angry?找出错误并在横线上改正1. I hope you to catch up with the others. _2. Kitty hasnt found out the answer of the question. _3. He spent the whole day design the house. _4. My brother has no difficulty on talking with foreigners. _Step 6 Homework1.Revise the phrases we learned today.2.Do some more consolidation exercises.(1) 她较喜欢绿色。He _.(2) 我们应该采取行动阻止它。We should _.(3) 他已做好决定离开。He has _.(4) 因为大雾的原因，该航班误点。The light was delayed _ of big fog.Period 5 Grammar (I)Teaching Goals To use would rather than to express preferences To use prefer to to express preferences Teaching ProceduresStep 1 RevisionDo you still remember one day Hobo played a joke on Eddie? Eddie would rather to wear blue than pink. Because he thinks pink is the girls. At last, blue is designed for girls. By the way, which do you prefer, blue or yellow? Why?Step 2 PresentationWhat would you like to do on Sundays, to stay at home or to go shopping? Im too tired. Id like to stay at home. I would not like to go shopping. That means, I would like to stay at home than go shopping. If you want to go shopping where do you want to go, Xinjiekou or Shanxi Road? I would rather go shopping at Shanxi Road than Xinjiekou, because Shanxi Road is near, though there are more big shopping centers at Xinjiekou. If you are shopping, which kind of shops do you want to go? The stores or the shopping centers? I would rather go to the shopping centers than the bookstores. If you are in the shopping center, what will you buy first, the shoes or the clothes? I would rather buy the shoes than the clothes. Step 3 Explanation We can use either an infinitive or a noun after than.We can use would rather without than when we just want to say what we would like to do.We often use contractions when we write to our friends. Step 4 Practice Amy and Millie are talking on the Internet about going shopping. However some words are missing because there is a network problem. Help them complete their conversation on page 31. Step 5 Presentation What kinds of shoes do you like better, the leather shoes or the sports shoes? I like the leather shoes better. That mean, I prefer the leather shoes to the sports shoes, or I prefer buying the leather shoes to buying the sports shoes. Compare these photos,make sentences: I prefer the black dress to the red dress. I prefer the white skirt to the white trousers. I prefer the jeans to the jeans shirt. After a days shopping, I felt too tired to move. I told myself next time, I prefer staying at home to going shopping. We can also use preferto” to express preferences. Step 6 Practice The Class1, Grade 9 students are going shopping. Find out what they prefer according to the pictures on pages 32 and 33, then make the sentences with preferto”.Step 7 ConsolidationThese are the results of the shopping mall survey. Complete the sentences using prefer or would rather.Most Grade 9 students 1 skating to bowling, however, Grade 7 students 2 go bowling than skating. The survey also showed that students from Beijing 3 go shopping at the weekend than on weekdays. Half of the students said they 4 Chinese food to Western food. The girls 5 go to the cinema than watch TV, but the boys 6 watch TV than go to the cinema. Most students 7 listening to pop songs to singing karaoke. They also 8 wearing jeans to formal clothes. All students 9 taking the bus to walking. Step 8 Homework1. Revise the grammar we learned today. Period 6 Grammar (II)Teaching GoalsTo use the indefinite pronouns someone/somebody, anyone/anybody and no one/nobody to talk about people To use the indefinite pronouns something, anything, nothing and none to talk about things Teaching ProceduresStep 1 Revision and Presentation Play the video.A: Someone is knocking at the door. What can you hear? B: I cant hear. Ill go and see. Is anybody outside? Its strange. Nobody is outside. someone/somebody, anyone/anybody and no one/nobody are indefinite pronouns. They refer to people. We use them when we do not know or do not need to mention by name who we are talking about. 1. We use someone/somebody in positive sentences. Someone/somebody has come. 2. We use anyone/anybody in questions. Has anyone/anybody come? (In some cases where we are offering help or when we expect the answer to be Yes, we use Someone / somebody in questions. Would you like to talk to someone about it? 3. We use anyone/anybody and no one/ nobody in negative sentences. I cant see anyone/ anybody in the fitting room. No one / Nobody has come. Step 2 PracticeMillie had a strange day, she is writing about it in her diary. Help her complete her diary on page 34. Then ask the students to read sentences one by one to check the answers. Step 3 Revision and Presentation Continue to play the video.(Open the door, and suddenly C jumped out.) C: Hi! Is Robin at home? B: Yes, Robin! A: Hi! Will! C: Hi, Robin. This is the present for you. Guess, whats in it? A: Is there anything to eat? C: No. A: It must be something to use. C: Yes! You can open and see! A: (open it) Oh! Theres nothing in it. C: The box is the present! something, anything, nothing and none are also indefinite pronouns. They refer to things. We use them when we do not know or do not need to mention by name the thing we are talking about. 1. We use something in positive sentences. e.g. They found something. 2. We use anything in questions. e.g. Does Mil